Readily releasable liquid container and cap sealing means



AND CAP SEALING MEANS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 24, 1946 A w \\\\\mi. 5? I w M m AW m MN \w Q M m QN P. GUAGLIANO 2,461,893

Feb. 15, 1949.

' READILY RELEASABLE LIQUID CONTAINER AND CAP SEALING MEANS 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 24, 1946 IN VEN TOR.

TORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 15, 1%49 assnrtnnatmssem ileum-commitsANncaasEALmcnMcANss--- Pasquale Guaglianc, Mill Valley, 'Califi;

Application April 24, IQMtnSBR'iaLINiLQiQ'iGIfiZS (on. 220F 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a liquid cement brush,

container and W1 er and has for an object to.

providea combine-non liquid cement container brush, andwiper' forholding liquid cement," or any other liquidwhic'h'it is'desiredtohold'andto protect. against evaporation or against beingaffected by the.air when not in use, which liquid is usually usedor applied by means ofa brush; to keep the brush in the liquid when not in use; to keepv thecontainer safely sealed, to .provide improved means for wiping excessliquid tro'rnth'e brush as it is removed therefrom for use, to providemeans guarding the container frombeing accidentally turned "overyandyetiito make the liquid readily. available for instant use wheneverneeded; while facilitating ready resealing of the brush in the containereven for a few moments between successive applications of the liquidl bythebrush.

' Otheradditional objects will more fully appear from the followingdescription, and that the invention may berncre fully understood,reference is had tothe accompanying-drawing forming, a

part. of the present description. and illustrating a preferredembodiment of the invention, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view, partly broken away, of the brush andcontainer.

Fig. 2 is a similar elevational View, taken at right angies to Fig. l,with the brush handle spring base in section.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-45 of Fig. 1.

Fig. i is an elevational view of the brush, with the seal and cover capin section.

Fig. 5 is a view on line E5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a top elevational view of the container and wiper.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the top of the container, on line l-l ofFig. 6, with the wiper in elevation, and

Fig. 8 is a View on line 8-8 of Fig. 4.

There is shown at iii the liquid cement brush, container, and wiper ofthis invention including the container ll, its cover cap it, the brush5% and the wiper i i. The container H is particularly intended forcontaining liquid cement H: such as used by a shoemaker, but is equallyusablefor any other cement or liquid susceptible of spoilage throughevaporation or unlimited access of the atmosphere, such as paint,varnish, etc. As shown, the container ll may be irusto-conical in shapewith a broad base Hi for increasing itsstability on a supporting tableor work-bench surface ll. To absolutely insure against accidentaloverturn, a pair of straps iii are soldered or otherwise secured to theoutersides of the 211" container-ll andrterminaterat -the bottomdnioutstanding aperturedtflanges--20 cooperating with; stL1dS1-2 t tron.removably ,securingd he' container I 4 r to thesurfacebfl.

Thesuppere-endsz-of, uthQqSt'RapS :il 8 terminate nine! utwa dly b ntand inwardlyi xtendin'gt qokedi fingers 22 Thesehcoked fingers :22. are;adapted tocooperate iwithicaznmed: flanges {23 moun-t ed onoppositewdges... fit-he. cap covet-Hiiithez all, Z. bm'neznrovided:W'i-th -ai-knunedsedg tgt#faeilita in removaleand; replacement okthe a.,,|2=;;on the container II. A sealing washentdgpofsmubbe, or.;.0f: ;asuitableisealingrmaterial; iscementedito the inside of the lcaprl-Zito-fcooperate iWlllhi the (torn edge 26 .lofuthe 'icontain'en ilwhenoth'eficap 2.31s held tightlytthereagainstub themammedtiflangesi 23andrtheihookedrfinger 223 Extending through 'wannaperture iinath'e'centers of the capulz is the handle Z'I bt the; brush- This can apertureis adapted to -be sealed by Washer 28' madeoi firubbel o-r of othersuitabl somewhat res-ilient -sealing. material "an tightly assume-emcee:ency. -Due to=the apert1ir in'the washer d bem smalleri thanth'ediameterof the'ihandl e'ifi rthe Washer shapes itself to a somewhatdome shape. A coil spring 30 extending about the handle 2'! on top ofthe cap I2 and based against a hatshaped anchor 3! serves to hold thebrush it away from the bottom of the container and at the same time tohold the washer in tight sealing contact against the inside of the capl2, thus preventing evaporation through the handle aperture in the cap12. This spring anchor 3! is secured. by a screw 32 to the brush handle21.

The brush wiper M of suitable cross section is somewhat S-shaped whenviewed in top elevation, and is soldered or otherwise secured as at 33to the inside of the container II near its top edge 26. An importantdetail of the Wiper I4 is that its middle bar 34 is both curved awayfrom the axial center of the container H and is at a lower elevationthan the two curved end bars 35 and 36, being secured thereto bydepending legs 31 and 38. The wiper I4 is made up from a thin rod bentand curved to the shape shown and just described. By having the middlebar curved away from the axial center, the brush I3 and its handle 27 isfree to occupy such axial center. However, as the brush is removed, itmay be wiped first against the middle and hence lower bar 34 and thenagainst one of the 3 of the brush l3 to a non-dripping amount of liquid.

In operation, the container ll may be kept permanently, yet removablysecured to the table or work bench surface I! located adjacent theoperator. The liquid I5 is replenished from time to time from theoriginal container in which it may have been purchased. The cap H .isheld in sealing contact on container l2 by means of the hooked fingers22 cooperating with the cammed flanges 23. When the brush [3 is to beused, the handle 21 is first depressed pushing the brush 13 into theliquid I5, the spring 30 yielding to permit such action, then the cap 12is grasped by the knurled side 24, and it is rotated to remove thecammed flanges 23 from beneath the hooked fingers 22, permitting thebrush l3 to be removed from the container ll, carrying the cap l2 withit at all times. As the brush I3 is removed, it is wiped twice againstthe wiper l4, first against the lower middle wiper bar 34 and thenagainst the upper wiper bar 35, the drippings falling back into theliquid l5 immediately, thus not being wasted. At the same time, thebrush is just wetted enough by the liquid for satisfactory use.

While I have shown one embodiment of my invention. I do not wish to belimited to the specific details thereof, but desire to be protected inthe various changes, alterations and modifications which I may takewithin the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, whatis claimed is:

In a liquid container having a cover cap, means for readily releasablysecuring said cover cap in sealed relation to said container including asealing washer peripherally secured within said cover cap arranged tocooperate with the container top edge, said cover cap having a dependingcylindrical flange arranged to extend downwardly outwardly about thecontainer top edge, the outer surface of said depending flange beingknurled to provide a readily graspable surface, a plurality of regularlycammed flanges extending outwardly from the said depending knurledflange of said cap and correspondingly spaced cooperating hooked fingersextending outwardly and upwardly from a point on the outer surface ofthe container located a distance below the container top edge at leastequal to the depth of the cap depending flange and then inwardly to apoint intermediate the outer surface of said depending flange and theouter edges of said cammed flanges, whereby the knurled flange may bemanually grasped to rotate the cover cap to and from sealing cooperationwith the container top edge to securely seal the cap to or release itfrom the container top edge.

PASQUALE GUAGLIANO.

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